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Where Were the Planets on September 1, 1931?

Quick Answer

On September 1, 1931, the Sun was in Virgo (8°04' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Aries into Taurus, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (84% illuminated). Mercury, Saturn and Uranus were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on September 1, 1931. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 19°40' Aries at midnight UTC to 1°28' Taurus at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on September 1, 1931
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°04'49" Virgo	Direct	Aug 24, 1931	Sep 24, 1931 into Libra
Moon	25°34'11" Aries	Direct	Aug 30, 1931	Sep 1, 1931 into Taurus
Mercury	14°48'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 28, 1931	Oct 4, 1931 into Libra
Venus	6°15'54" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 1931	Sep 20, 1931 into Libra
Mars	19°30'32" Libra	Direct	Aug 1, 1931	Sep 17, 1931 into Scorpio
Jupiter	10°04'53" Leo	Direct	Jul 17, 1931	Aug 11, 1932 into Virgo
Saturn	16°58'51" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 30, 1929	Feb 24, 1932 into Aquarius
Uranus	18°50'11" Aries	Retrograde	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	5°37'17" Virgo	Direct	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	21°37'19" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	6°43'07" Aries	Direct	Jun 18, 1930	Jan 6, 1932 into Pisces

Sky Events on September 1, 1931

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 84% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Sep 1, 20:59 UTC	The Moon enters Taurus	Leaves Aries

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